1. by Sheilynda Stewart, Director Office of Institutional Research EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

2. Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Reporting IPEDS Winter Survey January External Surveys Preliminary Report Budget Planning February IPEDS Spring Surveys Due Fact Book April Faculty Evaluations Grade Distribution Report Alumni Surveys May

6. The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to provide timely, reliable, and user-friendly data and research services to all units at East Central University and external agencies that is integral to the strategic planning of the University.

8.  Does not align project completion time to goals.  Can track department and resources, but can not track details about the client and their location.  Unable to easily generate a report to show amount of hours spent on specific project that are tied to department and division goals.

9. Purpose:  Increase efficiency by establishing tracking metrics for success that are linked to measurable milestones.  To assess how well the IR Office is meeting stated goals.  To determine the amount of hours spent on internal/external projects.

10. Academic Priority 1.15: Maintain membership in the Voluntary System of Accountability. Academic Priority 4.3: Disseminate accurate information to prospective and current students.

11. Goal 1: Provide decision-support data, research and analysis to facilitate the University’s strategic planning process, accreditation, assessment, and institutional effectiveness [IP1; AAP1.15] Goal 2: Provide accurate, timely, and user-friendly information. [IP4; SG1; AAP4.3]

12. Update project information Reports Access DB View Project Information Add New Projects Main Menu ECU Institutional Research Timetracker Process Model Preview Report

13. MS Access DB Input Data This isn’t what I had expected!! Output

14.  Clients  Name, Email, Department  Departments  Dept Name, Division, Internal/External  Institutional Research Goals  Academic Affairs Goals  Projects  Total Hours Worked, Description, Client, Project Notes, Dates: Open/Closed/Due Date  Year  Academic Year, Fiscal Year

16.  Projects are added to the Timetracker database  IR and Academic Affairs goals are selected.  Existing project/client information s can be updated when needed.  Reports are generated to show amount of hours dedicated to complete a project.

18. CONTACT INFORMATION: SHEILYNDA STEWART Director of Institutional Research East Central University SSTEWART@ECOK.EDU 580-559-5668